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THE CYPRESS OBSERVER

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The Cypress Observer is your online news source for current events across the country of Cyprus. We strive to bring you the latest news, updates and current events from across the region with a major focus on politics and business.

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CONFLICTING REPORTS ON THE ABDUCTION OF ISRAEL’S AMBASSADOR TO CYPRUS

Conflicting news of the abduction of Israel’s ambassador in Cyprus has been doing the rounds. Several Cypriot media outlets reported that the Ambassador, along with his 2 bodyguards, was kidnapped from the coast and taken to another location. They further said that Cypriot security forces have confirmed this and that the source of the news […]

MAN ARRESTED FOR BLACKMAIL

In recent news, the Cyprus Police has arrested a man for blackmailing. The Famagusta resident, aged 51, was systematically blackmailing another man, aged 37 from the month of November in 2023 till his arrest in the month of October 2024. He was threatening the 37-year-old for money that he claimed was owed to the older […]

EIGHT SYRIAN NATIONALS ARRESTED FOR TERRORISM

A court in Cyprus has ordered that the 8 Syrians nationals who were arrested shall be detained for at least 6 days on grounds of them conspiring the funding of a terrorist outfit in Syria. Christos Andreou, a spokesman for the Police said that the eight people – comprising 7 men & 1 women are […]

CYPRUS COAST SEES TWO AFTERSHOCKS

After the 4.9 magnitude earthquake that happened off the Cypriot coast, the island nation saw 2 aftershocks. Geological Survey Department Director Christodoulos Hadjigeorgiou has revealed that the aftershocks, while unsettling, are a normal part of the Cyprus’ seismic activities. The main earthquake’s epicenter was 18 kms near Paphos, 13 kms below ground. Its tremors were […]

CYPRUS POLICE ARREST MAN FOR ILLEGAL RESIDENCY & STEALING CELL PHONE

The Cyprus Police have arrested a young man for illegal residency and for stealing a cell phone. According to Steve Theodoulou, a spokesperson for the Cyprus Police in Famagusta, the man, aged 25, was arrested at 3 A.M. in the morning after a tourist made a report to the Police in Ayia Napa and identified […]

CYPRUS RESTAURANTS AND BARS REACH FULL CAPACITY IN AUGUST

Most cars, restaurants and cafes reached at least 90% of their capacity in the month of August. Federation of Leisure Centre Owners (Osika) President Neophytos Thrasyvoulou revealed the numbers, mentioning how August served as a boom month for most eateries on the island nation. There have been certain exceptions, like Polis Chrysochous, which got lesser-than-average […]

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